The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-07-21

guk-we caught tremendous S1ars, ana,
still more remarkable. each and every man
aboard confessed il to have been the very
first he had ever helped capture. II was
nearly sixteen feet in length. 0r unusual size
It took every soul Of us % get him on board.
He snapped scantlng with his awful Jaws 50
dangerously that an iron pump spike i've feet
long was thrust between them and then with
his great iron bar he did such rapid gymnas-
&c fea,s over the deck load that he drove US
all forward and aft like a bevy Of sheep, I'M
iii we got, by good luck, great timber
across his back and sat on it ends Ike boys
"A lettering. and thus we sm0thered his gal
liant life out Of him.
can imagine how the google eyed scien.
lists would have bcamed over him, and called
him grand elasmohranchite. lovingly But
we just chopped him mp leisurey. boiled out
his backbone and teeth for souvenirs, ana
tossed bis dsspised remains overheard 10 feed
his poor relations with IL is thus that tastes
differ
The next night about midnight ] was
awakened from my sleep by a remarkable
war OF words few feet distant along star
board amidships. Startled 10y glare Of
light from the same direction, ! hastily arose
and found our captain in his night SHIRT,
drawers, rubber shoes and sou'wester hat,
striding up and down the schooner's side,
trembling with rage, putting at bis pipe
wildly. and swearing as | had never heard
him before. / saw he was carrying some
bulky object in his hand, and q moment later
/ saw, him turn and hurl this dark object
down toward whsre the light caslc from, ana
heard il strike with loud th0ack ahd
smack. as if upon a boats bottom Then he
sw0re some more, and cloqgsntlv. Gaining
the vessels side | saw common yaNl boat,
with a faring cresset al the Prov, iV
pound woman in the stern and 100 pound
man al the oar. The woman was hellyon'
the man a. the husbands of hellyOns always
ara broken reed She was bare armed,
bare headed and bare legged Tie was muiiiei
up as il % hug close the little life left in HIM
She had a dozen or more hairy moies pro
truding from the greasy wrinkles Of
her face. The mans couuteuance was
like ancient parchment strained over
parcel Of bones THIS pretty pair solely
occupied Double Shot Head Keys and kept
the lighthouse there The English govern
NitNtf I'NflNEltllf thhiii- ''n'--ftt-+ 40
w0mams deviish nature. had SCI the couple
out here IN this endless isolation but they
were still irrepre,sibs under the womons
canny proves. The yellow light from their
stormy home shot at us from few miles dis
lance over on our port quarter, and learned,
when our indignant captain had qWeted
somewhat. that they were known tine seas
over A. the most colossal be9ggrs I'm the
oceans history: that they lay m wait for
every vessel passing north aUd south, and,
after Choking on, would trance this way
FOR NILE. begging and bullying for anything
they might wheedie or force from ihe ships
storcs-0u thi, occasion the tribute igmg the
toughest oil piece Of corned beef che cook
could rake OUT of the barrel with the shark
hook
BY the next miiuigLtthe great light ON the
tower Of Moro Castle was diudy lgltei. at
dawn the grim headiands along tue north
shores Of Cuba were clearly visible. and soon
we We're in fine view, though lahoring
through a Or memdous sea, of the strange and
quaint city Of Havana the gay, wins0me
AL romantic capital of the enchanted An
s.Sst pearl. EDGAR l. n slSLAAM